Wedding Colors Wednesday: Grey and Purple

Grey is a hot color in weddings right now. Trends show that it is on the way to replace black and brown and the new color of the moment. I love this grey and purple inspiration board that I created. It is understated and elegant, while still allowing for a bold color.






Photo Credits: Cake, Grey dress, Purple dress, Grey suit, Bouquet, Necklace, Car, Pintuck linens, Boutonniere, Invite

Bridal Shower Game - Celebrity Brides

I planned a bridal shower a few weeks ago for a bride that requested no silly or embarrasing games. This one was a lot of fun! I cut part of the face off a famous celebrity. Then, I found a bride that "fit her face" out of a bridal magazine. I glued the celebrity face on the bride. The guests, as they were arriving, had to try to guess which celebrity was represented. They didn't all make it back on the plane very well, but I thought they would be fun to share. Can you get them all?

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1 Gwenyth Paltrow

2 Jennifer Aniston

3 Nicole Richie

4 Angelina Jolie

5 Jennifer Hudson

6 Madonna

7 Anne Hathaway

8 Reese Witherspoon

9 Lindsay Lohan

10 Kate Hudson

11 Halle Berry

Guest Book and Decoration

If you are having a less formal and fun wedding, I love this picture that I came across on the Brooklyn Bride blog.

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I imagine this as a take on the Polaroid guestbook. People can take pictures during the cocktail hour. Then they are posted on a clothesline so that all can enjoy the pics throughout the party. What a fun addition to the night! It will add bright colors and something to look at as people are waiting for dinner to start.

Chocolate and Deep Red Wedding

A bride asked me to collect pictures of chocolate and brown weddings as inspiration. I love these deep colors. They make the wedding feel so rich and full. Here are a few of my favorites. The first three are from the wedding of Mike Lieberthal, Phillies catcher, as photographed by Mike Colon.

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These next few pictures are from a gorgeous wedding by fellow Project Wedding member It's Nicknack.

The rest of the eye candy is from an inspiration board that I put together. Enjoy!

Photo Credits: shoes gerbers cake invites party garter

Personalized River Rocks

Using organic elements in weddings is very popular right now. Earthy tones are often surrounded by branches, moss, and river rocks. I came across SJEngraving, a local Bay area vendor on Etsy, that had a very unique product. They will individually laser engrave river rocks.

I can imagine these being used as escort cards. They could engrave the table number right on the rock. Or, if you want to be able to have more flexibility in making table changes, you could put the rocks in small bags, using a tag to mark the table number.

Unique Wedding Keepsake

It has always been a family tradition to purchase an ornament each year as a reminder of whatever of whatever happened that year. We have collected ornaments from out travels and toremember important events. Decorating the tree allows us to reminisce and share memories. I knew that I had to find a special ornament from our first year as a married couple.

Then, I had the pleasure of discovering Camille from her Gorgeous Redhead Etsy shop. She makes custom ornaments based on pictures of the wedding cake. Check out the amazing job she did on mine.

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Camille is so talented. I can hardly wait for next Christmas to pull it out!

Rockabilly Wedding

I am working with a client that is planning to have a rockabilly wedding on a budget. Here are a few of ideas so far:

Color Scheme: Black, white, with a hint of red



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Bridal party: In Converse

Hair - 40's pin-up style, with a birdcage veil or flower

Getaway car: Something 50's. I am currently researching options.

Centerpieces - Classic Coke bottles with a simple flower inside.

Candy Bar - filled only with nostalgic candy (Abba Zabbas, Root beer bottles, Atomic Fireballs)

Menus - Made to resemble classic diner menus, using art deco fonts

First dance - swing dance

As a bachelorette party - Pin Up